World news about “Police violence” published by euronews.
Spain workers evicted after occupying factory Industrial tension in Spain against a background of chronically high unemployment came to a head in the Basque country with the forced eviction of 70 workers… 19/06/2013
Clashes in Turkey resume with more violence – nocomment Turkish police used tear gas in the early hours of Monday 17th June morning to disperse protesters who had gathered in the centre of the capital, Ankara. The… 17/06/2013
Hundreds of thousands show support for Turkish prime minister An estimated crowd of one million gathered on the outskirts of Istanbul to show their support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and… 16/06/2013
Clashes and tension in Istanbul In Istanbul there have been sporadic clashes as riot police fired, tear gas and turned water cannon on protesters. The roads into Taksim square have been… 16/06/2013
Extra security forces in Istanbul as protesters return to Taksim Square Hundreds of protesters have continued pouring into Istanbul on Sunday morning, heading for Taksim Square, despite police efforts to deter them. Extra… 16/06/2013
Riot police fire tear gas and a water cannon at Taksim SquareTurkish riot police stormed Gezi Park on Saturday firing tear gas and water cannon to evict hundreds of anti-government protesters, hours after an ultimatum… 16/06/2013
Protests in Istanbul over Gezi Park clearance Police clashed with protesters in Osmanbey and Sisli, northern districts of Istanbul, hours after Taksim Square and Gezi Park were cleared of… 16/06/2013
Turkey protesters dismiss Erdogan meeting over unrest The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met a group of public figures in Ankara to discuss the two-week old uprising around the country. The… 12/06/2013
Arrests as StopG8 anti-capitalists clash with police in London An anti-capitalist demonstration in London ahead of next week’s G8 summit has led to scuffles and 32 arrests. The West End saw running confrontations… 11/06/2013
Evening skirmishes as Turkish protestors return to Taksim Square Anti-government protestors returned to Istanbul’s Taksim Square as night fell. Earlier in the day Turkish riot police had retaken control of the square… 11/06/2013
Turkey’s protesters should be ‘taught a lesson’ – PM Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to return to Ankara on the evening of Sunday June 9, where he is expected to be welcomed as a… 09/06/2013
Turkey: early elections ruled out On Saturday night in Istanbul police and protesters clashed in the working class neighbourhood of Gazi on the ninth day of civil unrest. A few kilometres… 09/06/2013
Turkey: Erdogan welcomes protesters with ‘democratic requirements’ Back on Turkish soil after his North African tour, the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be tempering his rhetoric. Speaking at conference about… 07/06/2013
Turkish protesters await the return of defiant premier Protesters have continued their occupation of Istanbul’s Taksim Square but today they are waiting for one man. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been… 06/06/2013
Turkey: Protesters use Google Maps to keep an eye on policeWith crowdsourcing becoming evermore popular, it may not comes as a surprise that Turkish protesters have been using Google Maps to track police movements… 06/06/2013
Calls for police sackings in Turkey as Erdogan returns Demonstrators gathered overnight on Ankara’s main shopping thoroughfare, Tunali. Among their demands is the sacking of police chiefs who oversaw a fierce… 06/06/2013
‘Muslim Anti-Capitalists’ defy government portrayal of Turkey protesters Anti-government protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday night included Muslim groups on one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar. The… 06/06/2013
A fifth night of unrest in Turkey There has been a fifth night of unrest in Turkey. The demonstrations in Istanbul began peacefully. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc had earlier apologised… 05/06/2013
Relative calm in Turkey as union stages strike to back protesters A night of relative calm descended on Turkey after four days of protests that left two people dead and one in critical condition. Police and protesters… 04/06/2013
Clashes continue in Turkey Clashes between protesters and police continued throughout the night in Turkey – but limited mainly to Ankara and Istanbul. The deaths of two protesters… 04/06/2013
Turkey protests: ‘message received’ says President Amid fierce anti-government protests in Turkey, the country’s President Abdullah Gul said it was ‘natural’ in a democracy that people would hold different… 04/06/2013
Turkey: From Ankara to Istanbul, riots continue As night falls in Turkey violent clashes have erupted in a fourth day of anti-government protests. In what is now becoming a familiar sight in the capital… 03/06/2013
Turkey protests escalate, activists call for ‘revolution’ Groups of protesters remained as night fell over Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Sunday June 2. The square is the epicentre of anti-government protests that… 02/06/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan rejects ‘dictator’ accusation Amid a wave of anti-government demonstrations in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of being ‘a dictator’. Police used tear gas… 02/06/2013
Turkish anti-government protests enter third day After a brief lull on Saturday, widespread protests sparked off once more across Turkey as anti-government protestors came head to head with police. In the… 02/06/2013
Turkish police use torrent of water in attempt to dampen Ankara protestA man is hit by a jet of water, as riot police use water cannon in the Turkish capital Ankara to disperse demonstrators during anti-government protests on… 02/06/2013
Turkey protesters ignore Erdogan call for end to demonstrations Demonstrations against the Turkish government continued overnight and into Sunday, as thousands of people took part in a wave of protest in several different… 02/06/2013
Wave of protest engulfs Istanbul’s Taksim Square Turkish police pulled back from Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Saturday afternoon, allowing tens of thousands of demonstrators to flood in after days of violent… 01/06/2013
Scuffles with police at Frankfurt protests Police used batons and pepper spray to break up a small group of activists, who were throwing stones and smoke bombs, during a second day of anti-capitalist… 01/06/2013
Turkish police withdraw from Istanbul’s Taksim Square Taksim Square fell eerily quiet after the police moved out. It was still crowded, but the tension dropped almost palpably. It was a stark contrast to the… 01/06/2013
Turkey PM Erdogan issues warning to Republican opposition Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), of manipulating this week’s… 01/06/2013
Turkish protests: view from the ground What began innocently enough as a peaceful protest against a plan to transform a cherished green space in the heart of Istanbul has been transformed less than… 01/06/2013
Turkish anti-government protests escalate Clashes between police and anti-government protestors in Turkey have continued to escalate well into Saturday in some of the fiercest protests for years. … 01/06/2013
Concern at police repression as Turkey anti-government protests spread Disturbances continued well into the night of Friday into Saturday in Turkey as police clashed with demonstrators in the fiercest anti-government protests for… 01/06/2013
Turkey protests spread from Istanbul to Ankara Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)… 31/05/2013
Istanbul: protesters clash with police to defend Gezi Park – nocomment Protesters mounting an occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul were confronted by police for the second day running on May 31. Police attempted to clear… 31/05/2013
Istanbul protesters fight for their park Police in Istanbul have clashed with protesters occupying the city’s Taksim Gezi park. The activists have been camping there for three days in an attempt to… 31/05/2013
Firefighters clash with riot police in Spain – nocomment Hundreds of Spanish firefighters clashed with riot police in Barcelona as they protested against spending cuts in Catalonia, the economically powerful… 30/05/2013
Clashes over Bangladesh building collapse – nocomment There were clashes between thousands of garment factory workers and police in Savar, Bangladesh which left at least 100 injured. Police responded with sticks… 01/05/2013
Bahrain police use stun grenades on protest – nocomment In Bahrain’s Al-Malikiyah, security forces used stun grenades and teargas to disperse female anti-government demonstrators. 02/04/2013
Bahrain police disperse women’s protest with stun grenades Tensions are once again high in Bahrain after police dispersed anti-government protesters with stun grenades and tear gas. The police intervention came after… 01/04/2013
South African police suspended over ‘man dragged by van’ video South Africa has suspended eight police officers over the death of a taxi driver who was tied to the back of a truck and dragged through the streets of… 01/03/2013
Police suspended after South Africa taxi driver death South Africa has suspended eight police officers after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street. The incident was… 01/03/2013
Forecasting crime Weather forecasting is a standard fixture but how about forecasting crime? Well, a new software programme called “PredPol” claims to do just that and is being… 25/02/2013
Clashes between riot police and South African miners – nocomment Hundreds of miners from the Anglo-American platinum mines in northwest South Africa, gathered at a stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday to prevent a trade union… 28/10/2012
A group of people watch clashes in LimaResidents living near the La Parada wholesale market watch the clashes between riot police officers and workers, through the fences of their homes in Lima… 28/10/2012
Kosovo: clashes over privatisation – nocomment Kosovo police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of about 100 protesters trying to stop a privatisation deal from being signed inside the government… 18/10/2012
Bangladesh: police crack down on opposition demo – nocomment Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in Bangladesh’s capital to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters calling for an independent caretaker government… 03/10/2012
SA police shoot striking miners – nocomment At least 34 protesting workers where killed when South African police opened fire on striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine 16/08/2012
Violent protests rock Anaheim – nocomment The fatal shooting by police of an unarmed man, Manuel Diaz, in the Californian city of Anaheim sparked protests from residents who wanted to know why such… 26/07/2012
Crying at a wreath-laying ceremony in SrinagarA relative of a killed Indian policeman cries during a wreath-laying ceremony in Srinagar, July 3, 2012. Two policemen were killed in attacks by suspected… 04/07/2012
Scuffles as Bangladeshi factory workers strike – nocomment Hundreds of clothing factories in Bangladesh were closed by days of violent wage protests. Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse workers… 18/06/2012
Protesters clash with troops in Cairo – nocomment Protesters threw rocks at troops guarding Egypt’s defence ministry as thousands marched in Cairo to denounce violence against demonstrators and the exclusion… 05/05/2012
Protesters demonstrate over fuel increase in Indonesia – nocomment Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of rock-throwing Indonesians protesting plans to push up fuel prices by more than 30 percent… 28/03/2012
Student protests in Chile – nocomment Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up a march by thousands of Chilean students in Santiago on Thursday. 17/03/2012
Police and anti-austerity protesters clash in BarcelonaA policeman uses his baton against students protesting against spending cuts in public education in Barcelona. REUTERS/Albert Gea 01/03/2012
Filipinos protest against poverty – nocomment Filipino police used batons and water cannon to disperse hundreds of students and workers attempting to occupy an historic bridge in Manila to voice their… 08/12/2011
Molotovs in central AthensA protester throws a petrol bomb against riot police guarding the parliament in Athens’ Syntagma (Constitution) Square, 06/12/2011, REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis. 07/12/2011
The Arab League: We want to avoid any outside interference The Arab League has seen that Syria is closing its doors on finding a solution to the ongoing crisis in the country. In Cairo, euronews met with the… 02/12/2011
Leading human rights campaigner backs right to protest Alex Taylor says, “Even if the economic model is perhaps not widely held up as an example around the world at the moment Europe has always prided itself on… 01/12/2011
Egypt: bloody unrest flares again Only days before Egypt is due to hold elections, the country looks to have descended into its biggest crisis since February. While back then the fall of… 21/11/2011
Violence after parliamentary elections in Bahrain – nocomment Controversial parliamentary elections in Bahrain seek to replace the 18 seats vacated by the main opposition bloc despite a ballot boycott by the opposition… 25/09/2011
Fights and dead in the Yemeni capital – nocomment At least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that… 25/09/2011
Yemen: Opposition increases pressure on president – nocomment Opposition rally in Sanaa as Friday marks another escalation in the uprising to end Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s three-decade long rule of the… 04/06/2011
Pro-royalist demo in Nepal – nocomment The only pro-royalist party in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, moved into the second day of its scheduled four days of protest in the capital Kathmandu. 27/05/2011
Amateur video shows the rescue of a sniper victim in Syria – nocomment Dramatic amateur video emerged showing several men in the city of Daraa struggling to drag an injured man to safety while avoiding shooting from alleged… 12/05/2011
Back in the Day: riots erupt in L.A.April 29, 1992. Four white Los Angeles police officers are acquitted by a jury of assaulting black motorist Rodney King after a high-speed car chase a year… 28/04/2011
Police detain a ‘Femen’ activistUkrainian police detain an activist from the women’s rights organisation “Femen” during a protest in central Kiev. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin 19/04/2011
Bangladesh: Police and anti-government protesters clashMore violence in Bangladesh as protesters clashed with police and attacked a bus during demonstrations organised by the country’s main opposition… 07/03/2013
French workers clash with police over Goodyear tyre plant closureThere have been angry scenes outside the headquarters of the tyre maker Goodyear in France, over a factory that is being closed down. Staff clashed with… 07/03/2013
Police in horror drag death arrestedEight South African police officers have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a taxi driver who was dragged behind a police… 01/03/2013
South African police brutality caught on cameraThere has been shock in South Africa at amateur footage shows a man being tied to the back of a police van and dragged down the street. It is claimed that the… 28/02/2013
I’m off says Borisov – Bulgarian govt resignsBulgaria’s government has resigned amid growing public violence over high energy prices and a low standard of living. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov had tried… 20/02/2013
Bahrain uprising anniversary: Worst clashes in monthsTwo years after their Arab Spring uprising against Bahrain’s ruling family, protesters have been back on the streets in what they said was a day of civil… 14/02/2013
Bahrain protesters mark Arab Spring 2nd anniversarySecurity forces in Bahrain shot dead a teenage boy on Thursday as protesters marked the second anniversary of the failed Arab Spring uprising. The shooting… 14/02/2013
Egypt clashes on second anniversary of Mubarak overthrowThe second anniversary of the departure of the Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has been marked by protests demanding the resignation of President Mohamed… 12/02/2013
Fake mugshots put Greek police in hot waterPolice in Greece are under investigation after it was alleged they beat a group of four suspected bank robbers, then altered their photos to minimise their… 05/02/2013
Egyptian police beat naked man as opposition demands Mursi trialA video showing a group of Egyptian riot police beating a naked man with batons has fired outrage in the country off the scale. The last eight days have been… 02/02/2013
Deadly riots in Egypt after football hooligan death sentencesStreet battles have erupted in Egypt for a third night, with at least 32 people killed and hundreds injured. In Port Said, youths vented their anger over a… 27/01/2013
Protestors in Nepal try to block Prime MinisterOpposition protestors in Nepal have tried to block the Prime Minister and other Maoist leaders from reaching the party’s annual conference. Scuffles broke… 26/01/2013
Azerbaijan protestors arrested in capital.Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Azerbaijan’s capital in solidarity with recent protests which were crushed in a town in the north. Police… 26/01/2013
Venezuela minister blames media for deadly prison riotMore than 50 deaths and over 90 injured. That is the result of a prison riot in Venezuela, with the high death toll described as “alarming” by the director of… 26/01/2013
Riot police storm sit-in by Greek subway workersRiot police in Athens have attempted to break up a nine-day strike by underground railway workers. Officers forced their way through a metal gate shortly… 25/01/2013
Protests in Turkey as NATO missiles arriveA small group of protesters clashed with police on Monday as Dutch troops arrived in the NATO airbase at Incirlik in Turkey, in the south-east. 25 arrests… 21/01/2013
American police adviser shot dead by Afghan officerNATO has confirmed that a US police adviser has been shot dead by an Afghan policewoman. The attack happened at the police headquarters in the capital… 24/12/2012
Greece: students clash with policeThere were violent clashes between police and students in Athens on Thursday. The Greek high-school and university students were marching on the fourth… 06/12/2012
Italy’s anti-austerity protests erupt into violenceThousands of demonstrators marched in towns and cities all over Italy in support of the anti-austerity action. The biggest union in the country called its… 14/11/2012
UK police say sorry for using Tazer on blind manBritish police have apologised to a blind man on whom officers used a stungun after mistaking his cane for a samurai sword. Colin Farmer was blasted by the… 18/10/2012
Italy shocked by custody battle videoItaly has been shocked by this video of police seizing a ten-year-old boy at the centre of a bitter custody battle. Officers took the boy outside his school… 12/10/2012
French police unit shut down over corruption allegationsAn anti-crime squad in the southern French city of Marseille has been shut-down due to alleged widespread corruption. Interior Minister Manuel Valls… 06/10/2012
Spanish police criticised over Madrid clashesProtesters clashed with police in Madrid on Tuesday night as the government were preparing a new round of austerity measures. Around 1,500 police officers… 26/09/2012
Protest turns ugly as police and demonstrators clashIt started as what organisers had said would be a peaceful protest outside the Spanish Parliament. Within hours clashes had broken out between members of what… 25/09/2012
Georgian president to punish prison abusersAngry protesters lined the streets of Tbilisi, appalled by videos apparently showing torture in the country’s jails. The footage, which was aired on an… 19/09/2012
Georgia prisons minister resigns after revelations of inmate torture and rapeHundreds of people held a spontaneous protest in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi early on Wednesday following late night news bulletins purportedly showing the… 19/09/2012
South African miners end strike after 22% pay hikeStriking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa say they are accepting a management pay rise offer and will return to work on Thursday. It ends… 18/09/2012
Marikana miners defy protest banStriking miners defied a protest ban to gather once again at a South African platinum mine on Monday in an ongoing dispute over pay. They built barricades… 17/09/2012
Brazilian police clamp down on violence in RioAround 250 police officers, tanks and helicopters have been called in to stem the growing violence in a slum area of Rio de Janeiro. Over the last three days… 12/09/2012
Lonmin seek symbolic peace deal at troubled minePlatinum producer Lonmin and South African government officials are seeking to negotiate a peace accord with striking workers at the mine where 44 people have… 30/08/2012
First funerals held for striking South African minersThe first funerals were held on Saturday for the striking miners shot dead by police in South Africa over a week ago. Thirty-four miners were killed when… 25/08/2012
Memorial held for murdered Marikana minersPoliticians and church leaders have joined thousands of mourners as South Africa remembers the 34 striking miners shot dead by police last week. Security… 23/08/2012
